Health Headlines for Tuesday, July 11
Feds tout data on declining number of Obamacare insurers, as finger pointing continues
USA Today
Federal officials announced Monday that 38% fewer insurers applied to sell on the federal Affordable Care Act exchange for 2018 and used the negative news to renew their pitch to repeal the law.
The Senate Health Care Charade
New York Times
It is tempting to think that the Republican health care proposal, which would do so much damage to so many Americans, will collapse in the Senate, since conservatives and centrists alike have come out against it.
Republicans Are Still Seven Votes Shy On Health Care
FiveThirtyEight
Republicans appear to be at least seven votes short of the 50 they need to get a health care bill through the Senate, which is basically where they were when Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell unveiled a draft bill more than two weeks ago.
Advocates call for ‘State of Emergency’ to deal with N.Y. opioid crisis
Albany Times Union
A nonprofit that assists people with staying drug-free wants Gov. Andrew Cuomo to declare a state of emergency over the heroin and opioid epidemic in New York, but he and top lawmakers question the value of that strategy.
A health bill retreat from opioid crisis
New York Daily News
While states like New York continue to fight against the opioid epidemic ravaging this country, in Washington House and Senate Republicans instead continue their assault on Americans living through this crisis.
Foes of Obama-Era Rule Work to Undo Birth Control Mandate
New York Times
From the obscure perch of a backbench senator’s office, Katy Talento used to warn against what she saw as the health hazards of birth control pills — cancer, infertility and miscarriage.